In Act One of, "All My Sons," playwright Arthur Miller successfully builds an almost overwhelming sense of tension. In this act, George is known to be coming to the Kellers for no obvious reason, which leads to an argument between Joe and Kate because they are fearful. Miller creates tension in several ways: foreshadowing is applied in this scene, he stage directions, as well as the acting of the actors, are skillfully used to make this a tense climax to Act One. Particularly, at the very end of Act One, the conflict between Kate and Joe about George's visit creates a huge tension for this scene. By the context, the characters use short, sharp questions and sentences which can grab the audience's attention as they are quick and punchy. They can, therefore, create a strained situation on the stage effectively. For instance, when Joe and Kate are arguing about George's real purpose of his visit, there are questions such as "Well? So?," "Why?" and "Are you sure, Joe?" These sentences are rather short or rapidly spoken by the actors so the audience can feel the tension is risen. Apart from being short and punchy, they are also questions. Questions can increase tension sufficiently as they can drive the audience into the characters' situation and think about it. In this scene, the audience would get the message from Miller that Joe is guilty and Kate knows it. They are anxious and fearful as they never want the case to be opened again, which they are worrying about. There are also couple of foreshadowing in this scene which can make it a tense climax. For example, Kate keeps saying "Be smart now, Joe." As Kate repeats this, it is revealed to the audience that she actually knows Joe is guilty on making Steve, his business partner, to jail in order to get away from it. She is very anxious because Joe's story of being ill on the day the cylinders were sent is probably going to be damaged by George. This is a new information for the audienc